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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Brigante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grossman has chosen Get Back as his entrance music. Les Grossman has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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197 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Brigante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Les Grossman!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossman works the jab nicely.
Grossman clinches up with Brigante and pushes him back against the cage.
Brigante's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brigante misses with a hook. Grossman ducked under it nicely.
Grossman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brigante.
A punch lands to the side of Brigante 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab by Brigante.
Brigante walks into a stiff left hand from Grossman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brigante lands a nice looking kick to the body. Grossman takes a step back to recover.
Grossman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brigante tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brigante fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grossman is out of range.
Brigante's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grossman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brigante scrambles back to his feet.
Grossman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grossman misses with a straight left.
Les Grossman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigante moves out of range of the strikes.
Grossman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grossman scores with a jab.
Brigante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brigante throws a leg kick
and Grossman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brigante thinking.
Brigante dips to his left and cracks Grossman with an uppercut!
A head kick from Grossman lands but Brigante takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brigante keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grossman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Grossman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grossman misses with a body shot.
Grossman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brigante.
Grossman clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Brigante scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brigante throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grossmans head.
Grossman is working Brigante over against the cage.
Brigante blocks a body shot from Grossman.
Brigante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brigante throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Les Grossman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grossman scores with a punch to the head.
Grossman scores with the left hand. Brigante knows he should have avoided that one.
Brigante fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grossman misses with a looping right.
Grossman throws a right and a left that Brigante avoids nicely.
Grossman misses with a wild body shot.
Grossman jabs Brigante to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grossman is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman cracks Brigante with a good jab.
Grossman avoids the head kick by Brigante.
Grossman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brigante had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Grossman throws the left hand but Brigante avoids the punch easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grossman managing to block the knees to the body from Brigante.
Brigante misses with a knee to the head.
Brigante wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grossman has him pressed against the cage.
Brigante throws a punch but it's blocked by Grossman.
A head punch on the inside from Brigante fails to land.
Grossman tries a body shot but Brigante blocks it.
Grossman working aggressively here.
Brigante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grossman's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brigante as Grossman tries to tie him up.
Grossman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Grossman fails to land.
Grossman throws a punch but it's blocked by Brigante.
Grossman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brigante tries to break free but Grossman pushes him back against the cage.
Grossman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grossman is pushing Brigante up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brigante is trying to drag Grossman to the mat but Grossman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brigante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brigante tries for a takedown but Grossman manages to get underhooks.
A short right from Brigante.
Brigante misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grossman.
Grossman leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Grossman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Les Grossman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brigante does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brigante fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grossman checks it well.
Jab, jab by Grossman - just one landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grossman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grossman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brigante has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grossman finds it's way round the side to connect with Brigante's head.
Brigante takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A low kick from Grossman is predictable there
and Brigante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brigante closes the distance and clinches up with Grossman, looking for a takedown. Brigante pushes Grossman against the cage but Grossman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Grossman instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grossman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grossman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grossman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigante throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brigante tries to break the clinch but Grossman is controlling the position.
Grossman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grossman pushes Brigante back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grossman lands with a short shot to the head.
Brigante is working Grossman over against the cage.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
Grossman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grossman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brigante's elbow.
Brigante with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Les Grossman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grossman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brigante misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Brigante fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Grossman.
Grossman taking a breather.
Brigante lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brigante goes for a takedown attempt but Grossman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Brigante misses.
Grossman throws a low kick, looking for Brigante's leg but Brigante calmly moves out of range.
Brigante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grossman manages to avoid it.
Grossman looks to land a right hand but Brigante moved out of range.
Brigante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brigante.
Grossman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grossman throws a leg kick but Brigante checks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grossman.
Grossman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brigantes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brigante throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brigante misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Brigante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brigante has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brigante there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grossman scores with a hook to the body. Brigante takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grossman tries to work over Brigante's front leg with a kick but Brigante checks it.
Grossman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brigante swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grossman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Les Grossman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brigante misses with a left hand
and Grossman counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grossman throws a series of punches but Brigante avoids them all with ease.
Grossman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick from Brigante misses
and Grossman counters with a series of strikes. Brigante will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brigante is rocked!
Grossman throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Brigante stumbling backwards into the cage! Brigante bounces back off the cage towards Grossman, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Grossman lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Grossman celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Les Grossman!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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